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Chinese New Year 2021 is on February 12th. Time to start planning! But wait a minute, you say. It’s only October, you say. We know, we know. But this is a big deal, and if you are going to escape Chinese New Year (CNY) with no disruptions, you need to start preparing now. We can feel you comparing...
A lot of western buyers don’t understand why a lot of problems happen around the Chinese New Year holiday, and things are almost in chaos for 2 or 3 months, but if you buy from China, you should know there is the world largest human migration in the world behind this. Here is are few...
This is Ed Inman a US partner of Victure Inc in Shenzhen, China. I have been involved with international marketing and buying for the past 11 years. In my initial contacts with the China market I was very perturbed in the lack of communication between the 2 countries. We Americans are in need of the...
As we know – the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is rapidly spreading across the globe. Outside of China there are hundreds of new cases and deaths occurring every day. Many, many countries are experiencing dramatic shortages of medical related items, including face masks, protective goggles, protective suits, virus testing kits, and many more. Most countries have now placed...
In our current economic and political climate – many western companies are actively working to move their business and production out of China. Many are hoping to bring their production back to their home countries, or to other low-cost manufacturing companies. There are many reasons for the manufacturing moves – some are renewed nationalism, some...
While we are well aware that the coronavirus has been taking a tremendous toll on the population in China… One key thing that we must be mindful of is the toll the coronavirus may soon start taking on China businesses. The economic impact on small and medium size businesses may soon result in significant numbers of...
We are often reminded of the saying “Buyer Beware” … it is equally important to remember “Seller Beware”. This past week we have been using the strength of our global Supply Change Management platform to aid in securing face masks to support the ever-growing needs. Face masks are not our main business – with our broad international...
